University of Maryland School of Medicine
MD program · public · Maryland
Median GPA
3.86
entering class
Median MCAT
514
entering class
Acceptance rate
~4.4%
approximate
Class size
171
69% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
69% of the last entering class were Maryland residents, which leaves about 53 seats for everyone else.
Maryland resident
~27%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~3%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.86) and MCAT (514), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.
What they look for
- Academics27%
- Clinical experience23%
- Service21%
- Research20%
- Leadership9%
Maryland states that its admissions criteria are written by the faculty and closely allied to the school's academic mission, and that applicants are judged not only on scholastic achievement but on their intellectual, physical, emotional and ethical capacities to meet the curriculum's essential requirements. The mission leads with bold discovery science alongside equitable patient care, so research strength matters at one of the older public research medical schools, while the Baltimore setting makes urban health equity work directly relevant. Maryland residents receive preference, though non-residents are explicitly encouraged to apply.
Watch out: Emotional and ethical capacity are named as judged criteria, so a file that shows achievement without evidence of how the applicant handles people or hard choices is incomplete. Non-residents compete against a stated preference.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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